Flying dart.



H. E. LE ROY.

FLYING DART APPLICATION FILED APR. 16, 191% 1,1 1 5,078 Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

Witnesses Inventor by I Attorneys tion of the complete dart.

HARRY E. LE ROY, OF COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLYING DART.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

Application filed April 16, 1914. Serial No. 832,317.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY E. LE ROY, a citizen of the- United States, residing Columbia. in the county of Lancaster and- State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Flying I)art, of which the following is a speeili 'ation.

The present invention relates to improve ments in flying darts. and more particularly to that class of device which constitutes a toy aeroplane, one object of the invention, being the construction of a device which when propelled .iu anv desired angle. at wardl into the air. will {slide a comparatively great distance. the same being [)itfih ably) thrown manually into the air as high as possible to be permitted to glide in any directi n that it may assume.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description pro eeds, the invention resides in the cnm bination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described, and claimed. it being underst od that changes in the precise embodiment. of the invention herein disclosed can be made withinthe scope of what is claimed without departing from thc'spirit ot' the invention.

lo. the drawings Figure l is a side ele\'a Fig. l is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a front clcration thereof. Fig. -l i. a rice in elevation of the stick and cord used for throwing the dart. M

Referring to the drawings. the mmu ml 1 de ignates the main longitud nal member of the dart. which is provided with the blunt forward end '2 and with the tapewad (ml .i tcruiirmtin; in the tin or tail i. which is also tapered in cross section and as par ticularly shown in Fig. 3. Attached to the upper face of the member 1 adjacent the end 2 thereof is a scmH-ircular plane member 5. thc curred end f which is toward the front end oi the. dart. (-onnectcd to the under side interim-diate ot' the member 1 by means of a metal strip (l which is disposed longitudinally below the member I. is the win; section '7, which is oi peculiar shape as shown in Fig. 2 and extends upon opposite sides of the member 1.

In order to assist in throwing the present dart to the desired height, the stick 8;with the heavy handle end 9 and the reduced end 10 carrying a cord or flexible connection 11 is provided.

\Vhat is claimed is:

1. A flying dart, comprising a longitudinal member slightly tapered in cross section from its forward end toward the. rear end. a tapered tail member formed upon the reduced end of the longitudinal member, a guiding plane attached to the upper surface adjacent the butt or enlarged end of the longitudinal member. and a wing member attached to the under side intermediate of the ends of the longitudinal member.

lying dart. comprising a longitude nal member. rectangular in cross section and hm ing a blunt nose. said member being tapered toward the tail end with a blade niember formed integral with the tail member and projecting above and below the longitudinaL uu-mber. a semi-circular guiding plane attached to the upper surface of the longitudinal member adjacent the nose end thereof. and a wing member attached to the under side intermediate ot the ends of the longitudinal member.

3. A flying dart. comprising a longitudinal nienihcr. rectangular in ross section and baring a blunt nose. said member lieing tapered toward the tail end with a blade member Formed integral with the tail member and proiectingr abore and below the longitudinal member. a ,--.cini-circular guidin; plane attached to the upper surface of the longitudinal incmhc' adjacent the no e end thereof. a wing: member. and a metalstrip attached to the under side of the longitudinal member and intermediate of the cinls of the wing member for securing the wing member t the longitudinal member.

in testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own. i hare hereto aliixed my signature in the prc enrc ot two witnesses.

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